《大学英语B》课程代码：0481

1、大学英语B课程代码:0481单项选择题1 、Without water from the Nile River, Egypt _B_ a farming country and become a desert.A. will cease to beC. will cease beingB. would cease to be D. would cease being2、 Casey: Hello?Fred: Hi, Stacey?Casey: This is Casey. DCasey: Stacey, a guy.Stacey: Hello? This is Stacey speaking.

2、Fred: This is Fred.A. You got the wrong person.C. Who is this speaking?B. I am not she.D. She is in the kitchen. Just a minute, please.3、 Jason: So, Annie, what do you do?Annie: CA. I am cooking some fruit pie for the buffet.B. I am free now. What can I do for you?C. I am an actor. D. How do you do?

3、4、 General Manager: I think that is all for the coffee break. Stop the jokes and let us carry on with our discussion.Johnny: Okay. CGeneral Manager: Next topic is about ,A. My pleasure.B. I m glad to hear that.C. Let s get to the point. D. Cheers!5、 Can you _Aan insect having eight eyes and still ha

4、ving poor eyesight?A. imagine B. supposeC. ThinkD. expect6、 Tom: Don t forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow.Jim: BA. I don t .B. I won t. C. I can t.D. I haven t.7、 John: Mary ,this is Joe s brother David.Mary: I m very glad to meet you.David: It s a pleasure to meet you.Mary: BDavid: It s r

5、eally different from what I expected.John: Don t worry . You ll get used to it in no time.A. How is Joe?B. How do you like Florida so far?C. How are you doing so far?D. Would you like some tea?8、 Fingerprints form an unchangeable mark _Adespite changes in the individual s appearance or age.A. mark B

6、. sign C. remarkD. signature9、 Each boy and girl _A_given a gift on Christmas Day.A. is B. areC. wereD. was10、 His failure to pay his debts their opinion that he was not to be trusted.A. confirmed B. checked C. convincedD. tested11、 、 Paul: CJason: Phew! These bags are so heavy that I cannot go on o

7、ne more step.Paul: Just put them down. Let me open the door.A. Here you are!B. Here it is! C. Here we are! D. Okay, see you tomorrow.12、 Larry: Why not stay here a little longer?Mary: I d love to, but I really have to go. Thank you for inviting me.Larry: AA. Well, hope to see you again. B. On top of

8、 the world, thanks.C. Pleased to meet you.D. It is easy to get to your place.13、 There is little, B_, farming in that area and all you can see is miles of wild countryside.A. if soB. if such C. if no D. if any14、 Jim is the only one of the staff members who _C_to be promoted.A. areB. have been C. is

9、 D. has been15、 Nobody but Jack and Jane _B _ made great progress in the class recently.A. HaveB. has C. hadD. has been16、 I think their plan will work, but they themselves are very _D_ about it.A. certainB. suspiciousC. confident D. doubtful17、 Tommy: How is everything with you?John: DA. And you? B

10、. They are much better than before.C. Yeah, it s beautiful. D. Can t complain.18、 、 Jamie: I am taking my final examination tomorrow.Lily: Oh, really? BJamie: Thank you for your good wish ！A. Congratulations!B. Good luck! C. You made it.D. May I help you?19、 32. Interviewer: BInterviewee: Not at all

11、. Go ahead please.A. What s your major in university? B. Would you mind if I ask you several questions?C. How did you get to know our company? D. Why do you choose our company?20、 Doctor: CPatient: I am a teacher for a training center.Doctor: Do you often get tired?Patient: Yes, sort of.A. Where do

12、you work?B. How do you feel now?C. What is your job? D. What is your address?21、 、 Sandy: It s lovely today. Shall we go and play football?Bob: DWhen shall we meet?A. B. It s very kind of you.B. Yes, we shall.C. You are all right. D. That s a good idea.22、 The singer on the stage has a young face an

13、d a voice of an.( B )A. boy.angelB. boy s.angel C. boy.angel sD. boy s.angel s23、 Lisa: ABen: I have been working as an accountant for years.A. What s your occupation? B. What s your work?C. What about working for our company?D. Can you tell me where you are from?24、 Salesgirl: Good morning! What ca

14、n I do for you?Customer: Yes, please. DCan you suggest some light and cool material?Salesgirl: What about that white cotton T-shirt?A. How much do you sell a T-shirt?B. Have you any smaller size?C. I m afraid this T-shirt is too big for me.D. I d like to buy some T-shirt.25、 Our government strongly

15、holds the principle we will _C_ be the first to use nuclear weapons.A. by any means B. by all meansC. by no means D. by every means26、 Janet: Can we talk for a second?Amy: _CJanet: Well, sort of. Yes.A. Sorry, I am busy at the moment.B. Where shall we meet?C. Sure, is there anything wrong? D. What c

16、an I do for you?27、 Larry: I hate the nasty weather in this season of the year.Amy: No wonder you look so depressed.Larry: Yeah, BA. I can"t agree more. B. I feel under the weather.C. Thanks for saying that.D. It is none of your business.28、 Bread and butter what Americans usually have for brea

17、kfast.A. areB. is C. wasD. were29、 Not until actually faced with water scarcity _C_ appreciate the value of water to a region.A. one can B. one cannotC. can one D. cannot one30、 Scarlet: I'd like to buy a ticket to Detroit.Clerk: _A_Scarlet: I am not sure. What is the difference?A. Round-trip or

18、 One-way? B. Go ahead.C. What can I do for you? D. Are you living in Detroit?31、 、 Jack: Would you mind passing me the paper for me, Henry?Henry: D, here you are.A. Sure, my pleasureB. Yes, I mindC. I d like to help, but I am afraid that I can notD. Not at all32、 Although he refused to act on my sug

19、gestion, he had to admit that _D_ what I said.A. it was something in B. there was something asC. it was something asD. there was something in33、 Being aware of the potential objections, they launched a _B_ reform at the beginning stage.A. humbleB. modest C. timid D. middle34、 Most people don t think

20、 of a stamp as a receipt, but that is _Ait really is a proof of just how much money youpaid in advance for mail delivery.A. boy.angel B. boy s.angel C. boy.angel sD. boy s.angel s35、 On the large board in the main hall of the airport, you can easily find the different destinations _Cwhichairlines ca

21、n take you.A. inB. of C. to D. by36、 It is illegal in some countries that children _A_ unattended at home.A. be left B. leftC. are leavingD. being left37、 Susan (wife): It is a beautiful day. Let s do something.Andy (son): BNathan (father): I m sorry, but I m busy today. I have to work.A. No, I am n

22、ot feeling like doing anything.B. How about going to the beach together?C. I can go rollerblading(滑冰)with Jack.D. What shall we do?38、 In his lecture, the education expert emphasized the fact that nowadays children are exposed to many influences _B_ that of their families.A. rather thanB. other than

23、 C. except forD. but for39、 The union threatened a strike but called it _A_ at the last minute.A. off B. outC. backD. Up40、 According to the Constitution, any national agreement has to be _C_ by a two-thirds majority in parliament.A. approachedB. appointedC. approved D. appreciated41、 、 A new materi

24、al _B_, we have good reason to be optimistic.A. Developed B. being developed C. was being developedD. was developed42、 The issue of e-commerce did not _B_ any detailed discussions at the conference.A. take delight in B. give rise to C. give way to D. take advantage of43、 The two soldiers spent many

25、years together, fighting _B_ and sharing their victories and disappointments.A. face to faceB. side by sideC. back to backD. step by step44、 Mary: Happy birthday to you, Kate. This is for you.Kate: AA. Thank you so much. How nice of you! B. How much is it? C. Sorry, I haven t got any gift for you. D

26、. Oh, it s a watch. 阅读理解题（单选）45、 Passage 2Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support c

27、onsists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles （困难 ）. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Stu

28、dies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off （挡开）illness, and theabsence of such support makes poor health more likely.Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers m

29、ay let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typicall

30、y find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting （转移 .注意力）us from our worries and troubles.Finally, other people may give us instrumental support financial aid, material resources, and needed

31、services that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.1 、Research shows that people"s physical and mental health B_.A. relies on the help they get form othersB. has much to do with the amount of support they get from othersC. depends on their ability to deal with daily w

32、orries and troublesD. is closely related to their strength for coping with major changes in their lives2 、Social companionship is beneficial in that _D_.A. it helps strengthen our ties with relativesB. it enables us to eliminate our faults and mistakesC. it makes our leisure-time activities more enj

33、oyableD. it draws our attention away from our worries and troublesE. 、 Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of _A_.A. instrumental supportB. informational supportC. social companionshipD. financial aid4、 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "cushions&q

34、uot; （ Line 1, Para.2）? （ C ）A. Adds up to.B. Does away with.C. Lessens the effect of.D. Lays the foundation for.5、 46. Interpersonal relationships are important because _A_.A. they are indispensable to people"s social well-beingB. they waken people"s desire to exchange resourcesC. they he

35、lp people to cope with life in the information eraD. they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc.46、 Passage 4Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors （流星）but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on ea

36、rth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food, which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere t

37、hey are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “ rem ” . Scientists have reason to think that a man can put

38、 up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage-a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be disc

39、overed until the birth of deformed （畸 形的） children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and, during the outward and return journeys; the Apollo crew accumulated a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been repo

40、rted, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones

41、 have been found so far.1 、 The best title for this passage would be _C_.A. Astronauts in the Outer SpaceB. Research on RadiationC. Effects of Space RadiationD. Importance Protection against Radiation2、 The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members D_.A. is insignificantB. seems overestimat

42、edC. is enormousD. remains unknown3、 We know from the passage that _B_.A. exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatalB. the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in comingC. radiation is avoidable in space explorationD. astronauts in spacesuits needn t worry about radiation damage4、 It can

43、 be inferred from the passage that _B.A. the Apollo mission was very successfulB. protection from space radiation is no easy jobC. astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildrenD. radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers5、 According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere

44、is essential to man in that _A_.A. it protects him against the harmful rays from spaceB. it provides sufficient light for plant growthC. it supplies the heat necessary for human survivalD. it screens off the falling meteors 47、 Passage 3When cars first started appearing on the streets of the world,

45、few people took them seriously. They were toys play things for grown men who didn t have much to do. No one thought that the automobile would ever become the world s most popular form of transportation.There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unk

46、nown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.In the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girl

47、s after the tasksoftheir mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the s

48、ame. The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology. It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that isamazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic （北极的）people

49、s, generally the same kinds of toysappeared. Variations depended on local customs and ways of life because toys imitate their surroundings. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they

50、have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of ascent （进步 ）. The progress from a rattle （拨浪鼓）used by a baby in 3000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is notcharacterize

51、d by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of available materials.1 、 The author uses the example of rattle to show that _D.A. in toy-making there is a continuity in the sue of materialsB. even the simplest toys can reflect the p

52、rogress of technologyC. it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toy-makingD. even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time2、 The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that _A_.A. their social roles are rigidly dete

53、rminedB. most boys would like to follow their fathers professionsC. boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothersD. most girls would like to follow their mothers professions3、 Which of the following is the author s view on the historical development of toys? （ B ） A. The crafts

54、manship in toy-making has remained essentially unchanged.B. Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries.C. The toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years.D. Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child s character.4、 Regarded as a k

55、ind of art form, toys _C_. A. follow a direct line of ascentB. also appeal greatly to adultsC. are not characterized by technological progressD. reflect the pace of social progress5、 One aspect of “ the universality of toys ” lies in the fact that _D.A. technological advances have greatly improved t

56、he durability of toysB. the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts ofuniversitiesC. the exploration of the universe had led to the creation of new kinds of toysD. the basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over48、 Passage 1The United States covers a large pa

57、rt of the North American continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the United States is a big country, it is not the largest in the world. In 2000, its population was over 222 million.When this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the American flag by a star. All these states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west, new states were add